Eiffel Tower evacuated: an investigation opened after the two false bomb threats

2023-08-14 03:41:41

This Sunday morning, fake bonneteau players, souvenir sellers and ice cream sellers have taken up position around the Eiffel Tower (7th century) towards which streams of tourists are rushing, as if nothing had happened. The day before, however, a bomb threat triggered around noon led to the evacuation of nearly 4,000 visitors. Reopened at 3 p.m., after the inspection of the site by the police, the most visited monument in the world was again closed around 5 p.m. A new alert after which it was decided not to reopen before this Sunday morning.